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host: "the washington post", scenes around syria, u.s. options in syria, i'm going to share her thoughts and recommendations in a moment. let me get your reaction to u.n. ambassador susan rice who had these comments thursday in new york: >> this is the third time in ten months that two members, russia and china, have prevented the security council from responding credibly to the syrian conflict. the first two vetoes they cast were very destructive. this veto is even more dangerous and deplorable. yesterday's dramatic attack in damascus is indicative of how the situation in syria will continue to deteriorate in the face of this council's inaction. the perpetuation of the status quo is in no way static. it is, in fact, a recipe for intensified conflict, increased terrorism, and a proxy war that could engulf the region. host: andrew tabler, comments to susan rice, ambassador of the united nations. you could sense the anger in her voice. there's an editorial from the baltimore sun, again, about blocking u.n. efforts. what's the story behind t
host: "the washington post", scenes around syria, u.s. options in syria, i'm going to share her thoughts and recommendations in a moment. let me get your reaction to u.n. ambassador susan rice who had these comments thursday in new york: >> this is the third time in ten months that two members, russia and china, have prevented the security council from responding credibly to the syrian conflict. the first two vetoes they cast were very destructive. this veto is even more...
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if there is such a thing of reincarnation, i wanted to come back as an intern here in washington. i know most of you are spending your time at the library of congress on the weekends as well. it is a pleasure to be back at aei. one of the four most institutions that has contributed so much to the dialogue and discussion that takes place here. it is great to be back among many friends. i usually try to begin my speeches with a joke but we are talking about syria, it is too horrifying, to heartbreaking, and to exasperatingly. for 15 months, at the syrian people have faced an onslaught of violence from bashar al-assad and his forces. it is now estimated that as many as 12,000 lives have been lost. some suspect that figure is even higher. there is no end in sight. he appears to be accelerating his fight to the fetish. amid all of this violence, it is important to recognize the clear trend is towards an escalation. he has gone from using infantry and snipers to tanks and artillery, to turn in this special units and playing -- and militias to massacre men, women, and children. we are no
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the second part will deal with what should washington be doing. let me begin with the larger regional context. almost a year ago, i wrote an article -- well, seven or eight months ago i wrote an article saying the regime was doomed, but it would be long and bloody. i expected assad to be in power in 2013. and the reasons for its been doomed is that it is the last minority areas -- minoritarian regime. and it would also be long and bloody because it is a minoritarian regime. after the first world war, we have this mishmash of the sex, classis, and urban renewal. in many ways, powers are in different states haphazard way in which many states were forced to get along and they have a hard time nation- building. it certainly describes the 11th compared to average of. -- to africa. in the 11th -- delavan to, all minorities enabled them to take power. in lebanon, you had those who were privileged over the rest. and the civil war for 15 years was about unseating that power by the muslims. it was about many other things, too. i am oversimplifying, but it w
the second part will deal with what should washington be doing. let me begin with the larger regional context. almost a year ago, i wrote an article -- well, seven or eight months ago i wrote an article saying the regime was doomed, but it would be long and bloody. i expected assad to be in power in 2013. and the reasons for its been doomed is that it is the last minority areas -- minoritarian regime. and it would also be long and bloody because it is a minoritarian regime. after the first...
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by three of the washington bureau reporters. they turned down the young boston consultant. and as partners tapped an eclectic roster. raising more than a third of their investment funds from wealthy foreigners, many of whom used overseas financial entities and low tax havens. most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning. and the lead story in the miami herald is -- in congress, few released their congress. nancy pelosi was an phatic. mitt romney the's to release more than two years of his tax return, it makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's cabinet, let alo
by three of the washington bureau reporters. they turned down the young boston consultant. and as partners tapped an eclectic roster. raising more than a third of their investment funds from wealthy foreigners, many of whom used overseas financial entities and low tax havens. most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and...
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but i never got further south than washington, d.c. caller: the bush tax cuts were leveraged toward the wealthiest americans. this has been the policy of your group and you do not represent all republicans but a certain segment. continue to rid themselves of any tax burden, shifted onto the middle class, strangle the middle class with stagnating wages and you continually have a willing work force that is working for less and less all the time. you talk about first-rate people trying to start small businesses -- talk about frustrating people trying to start small businesses, the middle class can take anymore of this. you're nothing but a carpetbagger and you represent a small percentage -- host: let's give grover norquist a chance to defend themselves. this guest: this is like a person who learns a big word in high school. i do not think that is quite what he means. several things, first of all over 95% of republicans have signed the pledge. the modern republican party is committed to not raising your taxes. because of the tea party mov
but i never got further south than washington, d.c. caller: the bush tax cuts were leveraged toward the wealthiest americans. this has been the policy of your group and you do not represent all republicans but a certain segment. continue to rid themselves of any tax burden, shifted onto the middle class, strangle the middle class with stagnating wages and you continually have a willing work force that is working for less and less all the time. you talk about first-rate people trying to start...
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"washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day. >> not a senate foreign relations committee hearing on political unrest and violence in syria. the united nations estimates more than 7000 people have been killed since the start of the uprising one year ago. this a little more than 1.5 hours. >> this hearing will come to order. thank you. i apologize for being late. i was a little delayed their. senator casey will chair this morning. which, i will have to do that. we appreciate everyone's coming here to discuss the ongoing situation in syria. as we all know, serious it's in the heart of the middle east, straddling its ethnic and sectarian a fault lines, and all of the region's important powers have a direct interest in what is happening in syria, as to non-state actors like hezzbollah and hamas and others. the taliban appears to be trying to take a advantage of the chaos. as many as 9000 civilians have died with tens of thousands more displaced from our homes. in the syrian city of homs, there has been indiscrimina
"washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern every day. >> not a senate foreign relations committee hearing on political unrest and violence in syria. the united nations estimates more than 7000 people have been killed since the start of the uprising one year ago. this a little more than 1.5 hours. >> this hearing will come to order. thank you. i apologize for being late. i was a little delayed their. senator casey will chair this morning. which, i will have to do...
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my friend recently gave a speech to washington state, a 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad. they are elderly people who are living off social security. there are veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are "not paying any taxes." it's about time they take some responsibility. instead of signing pledges, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we will level the playing field. we will give you a fair shot again. we will not repeat the mistakes we made in the past by having a different set of rules for wall street and main street, making sure we continue to hemorrhage these tax cuts for the super wealthy. they are holding hostage the middle class tax cut because they say we won't continue the middle class tax cut unless you give the tax cut for the super wealthy. it is about time they take some responsibility. >> joe and i are from similar towns. but you know what the unemployment rate in scranton, pa., is today? attempt%. -- 10%. that is how is going all around america. >> that is not how it is going. it is
my friend recently gave a speech to washington state, a 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad. they are elderly people who are living off social security. there are veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are "not paying any taxes." it's about time they take some responsibility. instead of signing pledges, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we will level the playing field. we will give you a fair shot again....
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conservative, prepared to change washington. take his one comment this week about not caring about the poor. we know it was a mistake just like his comment about liking to fire people. etc. a conservative who cares about the poor, a conservative who cares about every american, a conservative who says why don't we rethink the safety net so it becomes a trampoline. which is notme. it is jack kemp. a range of people who have been working on these ideas. ronnie's comments are a sign he does not understand conservative philosophy. that is important for republicans and conservatives to think about. nominating one more moderate like 1996, like 2008, i do not think that is a good future for the republican party. because it is vital to bet oba -- to besat -- geat -- to beat obama, i do not think -- i do not think it is a good future for the country. >> [inaudible] >> go back and look at the second debate. i have never had a person stand next to me and be as dishonest as he was. look at what he said. false. i did not have any mechanisms t
conservative, prepared to change washington. take his one comment this week about not caring about the poor. we know it was a mistake just like his comment about liking to fire people. etc. a conservative who cares about the poor, a conservative who cares about every american, a conservative who says why don't we rethink the safety net so it becomes a trampoline. which is notme. it is jack kemp. a range of people who have been working on these ideas. ronnie's comments are a sign he does not...
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. >> i was going to ask a question about washington. in the case of susan rice and chuck hagel, it seems like we're going through exercise of pre- betting. is this a new and healthy trend in washington? >> i do not think it is really new. i think today with the media, everybody knows about everything the minute it happens. perhaps it is new because of that. we are a democratic society, an open society. people have a right and an obligation to voice their opinions and vent. if you're appointing someone to a high post, you need to look behind the credentials. chuck hagel is qualified to be secretary of defense. you want to have these other things available as well. he wants someone to not be controversial. if they are controversial, they will be distracted from what they ordinarily should be doing. you want to have a non- controversial nominee. >> i wanted to press you a little bit on this. your colleague shelley berkley has said that chuck hagel is unacceptable for secretary of defense. do you support or oppose that potential nomination?
. >> i was going to ask a question about washington. in the case of susan rice and chuck hagel, it seems like we're going through exercise of pre- betting. is this a new and healthy trend in washington? >> i do not think it is really new. i think today with the media, everybody knows about everything the minute it happens. perhaps it is new because of that. we are a democratic society, an open society. people have a right and an obligation to voice their opinions and vent. if you're...
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i think the public expects results from washington. a lot of us are frustrated that we are unable to see the results that we would like. as you recall, speaker boehner put a goal out there that if we are going to increase the debt ceiling, we will make sure that we will find the right cuts to match that increase. unfortunately, we cannot get congress to go along with it. i think we need to do everything we can to watch the spending. we need to be managing this deficit in a big way. over time, people are beginning to appreciate that watching the spending and shaving off unnecessary spending and getting rid of waste, fraud, and abuse is one thing. but getting to the root of the problems is where the two sides have a lot of difficulty coming together. >> what is the chance that there will be some sort of deal after the election? >> again, i think the country is in no mood. the economy is very frail. we cannot get another near calamity. the debt ceiling is not a positive thing. we all need to work together towards resolving differences. in
i think the public expects results from washington. a lot of us are frustrated that we are unable to see the results that we would like. as you recall, speaker boehner put a goal out there that if we are going to increase the debt ceiling, we will make sure that we will find the right cuts to match that increase. unfortunately, we cannot get congress to go along with it. i think we need to do everything we can to watch the spending. we need to be managing this deficit in a big way. over time,...
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additional article on that subject be made a part of the record, it's a july 24, 21 article from the "washington times" involved pro russia stalls afghanistan helicopters. >> if those reports are true, we will share your same concern. >> there's no denial in the reports that it's no true, there's no denial from any official sources and i hope we would have a response. thank you so much for your service to the country and you are is very helpful stimony. -- and your very helpful stimony. thank you. >> because we would all be very much concerned with the issue that senator has raised and was just mentioned, we would hope you get usthe detail on that forth with. mr. graham? >> i asked that question when i was over in afghanistan a year or two ago and i was told the helicopter in question was a better fit for the afghan military they were of maintenance and capabilitity, so that may not be the case if an american helicopter fits the need, i'm all for them buying from us. the senator made a good observation, i do not think that any of us believe that boots to ground is a good idea rkgood ids what i w
additional article on that subject be made a part of the record, it's a july 24, 21 article from the "washington times" involved pro russia stalls afghanistan helicopters. >> if those reports are true, we will share your same concern. >> there's no denial in the reports that it's no true, there's no denial from any official sources and i hope we would have a response. thank you so much for your service to the country and you are is very helpful stimony. -- and your very...
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"washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next time month, our guest on booktv. it has resulted in a dozen books. joining us live with calls, e- mails, and tweedts. in 2011, a 32-year-old political activist became the first arab woman to win the nobel peace prize. tawakkol karman spoke to students at harvard university about her role in the yemenia uprising in the arab spring. her speech includes questions from the audience. this is about one hour and 25 minutes. >> i am honored to this evening to introduce her excellency tawakkol karman, a journalist, and she has been fighting publicly for political liberties since at least without chains, yes. without to change, yes. -- without chains, yes. nge, chains. that is a big difference. she has been dubbed on the subject of change, at the yemeni joan of arc. but at home, she is known as the mother of the revolution. a mother of three children herself and a mother of what she refers to as the yemeni youths peaceful resolution. she is credited with lighting the spark of the air of spring in yemen and leading the transfor
"washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next time month, our guest on booktv. it has resulted in a dozen books. joining us live with calls, e- mails, and tweedts. in 2011, a 32-year-old political activist became the first arab woman to win the nobel peace prize. tawakkol karman spoke to students at harvard university about her role in the yemenia uprising in the arab spring. her speech includes questions from the audience. this is about one hour and 25 minutes....
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is certainly a special week in washington. i am fortunate in that i have a group of senior advisor site in northwest pennsylvania. those of the people -- we are talking about them today. this is something they did not envision and they do not understand. as we watch the cherry blossoms -- i am told they will peak on wednesday and declined. we have a group of citizens out there that have peaked and now they are in decline. my mother is here. she is 86. her husband is 88. these guys are veterans of the war's. they have paid their dues. and they know, they know they did everything they were asked to do. they paid the price. they played by the rules. that are trying to understand why, why at this time in their lives are they being robbed of the more -- most important thing seniors should have, and that is peace of mind? after you have paid into the program, and you can think, this is taking care of by the government, because i always paid into this program. let me tell you, they are starting to find out what everyone else is findi
is certainly a special week in washington. i am fortunate in that i have a group of senior advisor site in northwest pennsylvania. those of the people -- we are talking about them today. this is something they did not envision and they do not understand. as we watch the cherry blossoms -- i am told they will peak on wednesday and declined. we have a group of citizens out there that have peaked and now they are in decline. my mother is here. she is 86. her husband is 88. these guys are veterans...
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tomorrow on ", washington "" robert -- "washington journal," robert van order on the mortgage loan forgiveness. adult'eman on being an with autism. plus, your emails, phone calls, and tweets. >> c-span, created by cable companies and venture 1979, brought to you as a public service by >> president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end the bush era tax cuts. he spoke at a manufacturing facility in hatfield, pennsylvania, for about 25 minutes. >> thank you! [cheers and applause] >> well, good morning, everybody. everybody, please have a seat, have a seat. relax for a second. it is good to see all of you. hello, hatfield! it is good to be back in pennsylvania and it is good to be right here at connects. i want to thank michael airington and the inventor of connects, joel glickman, for hosting me today. where'd they go? stand up so everybody can see you guys. there you go! i just noticed, we got a couple of outstanding members of congress here. chaka pata, and allison schwartz. i just finished getting a tour of the connects workshop. i have to say, it makes me wish
tomorrow on ", washington "" robert -- "washington journal," robert van order on the mortgage loan forgiveness. adult'eman on being an with autism. plus, your emails, phone calls, and tweets. >> c-span, created by cable companies and venture 1979, brought to you as a public service by >> president obama talked about the so-called fiscal cliff and his proposal to end the bush era tax cuts. he spoke at a manufacturing facility in hatfield, pennsylvania, for...
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it is the feature of a smaller washington. -- future of a smaller washington. we will imposes on both parties. let's talk about the power of ideas. in 1980 i was honored to put the first set of it. the house and senate came together with president reagan. it is a courageous decision by reagan. he did not have to run as part of a team. he did something nobody did before. he picked up 33 house seats. in 1994, we have 350 candidates to come and to be part of a contract with america to stand on the capitol steps. we offered a positive program. we have the largest one party increase in american history, 9 million additional americans voted for a positive vision. we kept our word. every item was voted on in the first 93 days. there is a core question in the primaries and elections. if you are comfortable with the way america is decaying, and then we do not have to change much. we can manage the decay. if you think that is a terrible thing to do to your children and grandchildren and your country and if you are prepared to do what it takes to change the congress, bure
it is the feature of a smaller washington. -- future of a smaller washington. we will imposes on both parties. let's talk about the power of ideas. in 1980 i was honored to put the first set of it. the house and senate came together with president reagan. it is a courageous decision by reagan. he did not have to run as part of a team. he did something nobody did before. he picked up 33 house seats. in 1994, we have 350 candidates to come and to be part of a contract with america to stand on the...
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern for >> next, a look good by several business owners have made plans to help fund the occupied wall street movement. this is a half hour. host: joining us from our new york studer is the co-founder of ben & jerry's and a political activist. mr. ben cohen. what is your most recent political project that you are getting involved with? guest: i am working with the movement resource group.org. that organization is raising money to help support a lot of the work that's being done in the occupied and 99% movement around the country. host: why are you supporting those movements? guest: i have been working for economic and social justice for decades. it seems to me that the thing that has been missing in the struggle is a massive. massive. i think that is what occupy and the 99% movement have the potential to become. -- what is missing is the eight massive grass-roots effort. host: what is your goal with the money you are donating to this campaign? guest: to keep the campaign going, to
"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern for >> next, a look good by several business owners have made plans to help fund the occupied wall street movement. this is a half hour. host: joining us from our new york studer is the co-founder of ben & jerry's and a political activist. mr. ben cohen. what is your most recent political project that you are getting involved with? guest: i am working with the movement resource group.org. that organization...
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[laughter] >> hello, my name is tyler o'neal with "the washington times re-begin." -- the tip washington -- the "washington free beacon." >> i believe that turkey is one of our strongest allies in the world, much less the region. last week, there was a breakfast with the u.s. turkey society. i continue to be worried about the gm of journalists. turkey now has more journalists in prison than any country in the world, i believe. i have been worried about intimidation about opposition parties. i have been worried about consolidation of power in the hands of the prime minister, a man who i respect and admire a great deal, but i also worry about tendencies in turkey that far transcends islamic or other religious reasons, and that is my big concern, and this jailing of hundreds of military officers is something that is really not appropriate for a functioning democracy either, and there are other reasons. yes? >> thank you, sir. my name is -- from sweden. all about syria, but i have a question. so many people died, and peacekeepers were there. >> i think that other event was horrible, and they
[laughter] >> hello, my name is tyler o'neal with "the washington times re-begin." -- the tip washington -- the "washington free beacon." >> i believe that turkey is one of our strongest allies in the world, much less the region. last week, there was a breakfast with the u.s. turkey society. i continue to be worried about the gm of journalists. turkey now has more journalists in prison than any country in the world, i believe. i have been worried about...
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bar zanee made a number of appearances in washington last week, and he talked about this a lot, is it just because the kurds and central government are fighting over an exxon contract? is this something deeper, and what can the u.s. do to help resolve this problem? thanks. >> it was a very good point about dumping arms inside of iraq without any kind of control over that as somehow the predicate for a military relationship with iraq, obviously that's a dangerous precedent and probably is counterproductive. what the iraqis really covet, what the iraqis really need is not the equipment, but the training, and we kind of have a monopoly on world-class training inside the military. that also helps build relationships as well. absent a sofa which permits our soldiers to work with that $8 billion worth of s.n.s. that we're selling to them, they can never come back in. does the state department anticipate trying to establish a sofa, another sofa with iraq to permit the training of iraqis as the fundamental basis for that relationship? the second question on business in general, it's clear in
bar zanee made a number of appearances in washington last week, and he talked about this a lot, is it just because the kurds and central government are fighting over an exxon contract? is this something deeper, and what can the u.s. do to help resolve this problem? thanks. >> it was a very good point about dumping arms inside of iraq without any kind of control over that as somehow the predicate for a military relationship with iraq, obviously that's a dangerous precedent and probably is...
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[laughter] well, good morning to washington. just on the brink of -- it is good to be back with you because i was with you from 2001-2005. can you hear me loud and clear? >> loud and clear. >> i think we lost boys. -- i think we lost voice. good morning from kabul. as you already know, we had an unfortunate incident yesterday where personnel improperly disposed of some religious material which we believe included korans. as soon as we learned of this mistake, we stopped and launched an investigation to discover why and how this happened. this incident was completely unintentional. material was inadvertently given to troops for burning. the decision to burn this material had nothing to do with it being religious in nature or related to islam. it was a mistake. was an error. today, and afghan delegation joined the investigation at bagram and because we want to be as thorough as possible in determining how that it is determine how best accident occurred. we are deeply concerned if religious materials were damaged in this incident,
[laughter] well, good morning to washington. just on the brink of -- it is good to be back with you because i was with you from 2001-2005. can you hear me loud and clear? >> loud and clear. >> i think we lost boys. -- i think we lost voice. good morning from kabul. as you already know, we had an unfortunate incident yesterday where personnel improperly disposed of some religious material which we believe included korans. as soon as we learned of this mistake, we stopped and launched...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now a look at the 2012 presidential campaign, from today's washington journal, this is about 45 minutes. host: we want to welcome back, chris cillizza of the "washington post" and your newest book, actually your first book, the gospel according to the fix, an insider's guide to a less than holy world of politics. let's dive right into it, you qui campaigns are not won on paper, for those who argue that retail politics has little to do with what you actually do when you're president here is my response, what is diplomacy if not using your powers of persuasion in dealing with foreign policy or congress. >> i think we have a tendency to, especially if you're not a political reporter, you have a tendency to think that basically what the campaigns are is you match up one candidate's set of positions, you go down and see which you agree with more and whichever one has more checks on it that's the one you choose, in truth, these campaigns are more about feel, particular
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now a look at the 2012 presidential campaign, from today's washington journal, this is about 45 minutes. host: we want to welcome back, chris cillizza of the "washington post" and your newest book, actually your first book, the gospel according to the fix, an insider's guide to a less than holy world of politics. let's dive right into it, you qui campaigns are not won on paper, for those who argue that retail politics...
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michelle obama delivers remarks at the congressional black caucus foundation awards dinner here in washington. her remarks start live at 7:30 eastern, also on c-span. >> today, millions of students are paying less for college because we finally took on a system that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars using banks and lenders as middlemen. we said, "let's give the money directly to students," and we have been able to help millions more young people get an education. >> we got to make sure our workers have the skills they need for today and that our kids are getting an education that will allow them to compete tomorrow. that means it is time for us to put the kids and their parents and teachers first and the teachers' union behind. its interests are very different. >> the first debate between presidential candidates mitt romney and president barack obama is less than two weeks away, wednesday, october 3. "newshour"'s jim lehrer moderates. questions focus on domestic policy. watch engage with c-span, including our live debate preview. post-debate, your reactions, comments, calls, e-mails, tweets
michelle obama delivers remarks at the congressional black caucus foundation awards dinner here in washington. her remarks start live at 7:30 eastern, also on c-span. >> today, millions of students are paying less for college because we finally took on a system that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars using banks and lenders as middlemen. we said, "let's give the money directly to students," and we have been able to help millions more young people get an education. >> we...
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this is in the outlook section of "the washington post" today. he says it is a lousy way to understand what makes voters take. toward the end of the peace, he writes ec similar differences between people who are from the same racial or religious slice of the demographic pied but who live in different places from the wealthy in the suburbs to the elderly in college towns an. here is rick santorum from the same event in wisconsin yesterday. [video clip] >> mitt romney said he will run as a conservative in response to the etch a sketch scandal. i am not going to run as a conservative. i am a conservative. [applause] so, i ask for fellow conservatives. people care about faith, family, a strong national defense -- someone who understands of the reagan coalition is alive and well. why? because it is not a reagan coalition -- it is a founders coalition. it is who we are and what makes us great. if you stand by that, do not listen to the pundits. i bet you there is a lot of folks out there who get frustrated and you let members of congress are others and
this is in the outlook section of "the washington post" today. he says it is a lousy way to understand what makes voters take. toward the end of the peace, he writes ec similar differences between people who are from the same racial or religious slice of the demographic pied but who live in different places from the wealthy in the suburbs to the elderly in college towns an. here is rick santorum from the same event in wisconsin yesterday. [video clip] >> mitt romney said he will...
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the country is far ahead of washington on that. the question that i have, and congress has its own faults, the question i have is what have you learned? what are you going to recommend to the president when the time is right to push forward? a real plan to get our deficit under control. >> i have been a long and consistent supporter of action on the ballot from mark a tax reforms to raise revenue tied to long-term reforms across government on the spending side that are designed to protect the safety net and make it more sustainable over time and preserve the ability to invest in things that matter for growth. that is given by a basic recognition that if we will do more for growth in the economy stronger, we have to deal with these long term fiscal needs. we cannot sit -- if we do that alone and do not address the broad range of challenges that middle-class americans face, the erosion will leave the country worse off. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman ed thank you, mr. secretary. i want to talk about the things fsoc
the country is far ahead of washington on that. the question that i have, and congress has its own faults, the question i have is what have you learned? what are you going to recommend to the president when the time is right to push forward? a real plan to get our deficit under control. >> i have been a long and consistent supporter of action on the ballot from mark a tax reforms to raise revenue tied to long-term reforms across government on the spending side that are designed to protect...
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they provide direction to washington from the american people. if the president is reelected, he will pursue the policies that he will have talked about extensively with the american people during the campaign. that message will be delivered to members of congress of both parties. our economic challenges are two significant not to act on. despite the record of intransigence that you cited, there have been times in this congress with their backs against the wall, leaders in the congress have come together with the president to work on economic issues. some of that has occurred. not nearly enough of that has occurred. it should not wait for the election. members of the house worse than here for a two-year term. they were sent here to do the job for two years. the president wants to work with congress. he has made it clear in the proposals that he put forward that by their very designed they should be enticing to those who are willing to work in a bipartisan way to make the economy grow. that is the message he will carry. i think most americans see
they provide direction to washington from the american people. if the president is reelected, he will pursue the policies that he will have talked about extensively with the american people during the campaign. that message will be delivered to members of congress of both parties. our economic challenges are two significant not to act on. despite the record of intransigence that you cited, there have been times in this congress with their backs against the wall, leaders in the congress have...
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"washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> from: l pierre, prohibition 3 today, and drinking for better or worse has always been part of the american landscape. we will have tales of beer and spirits in america, saturday night at 8:00 eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on cspan 3. this year's studentcam competition ast students across the country were part of the constitution was important to them and why. the second prize winner selected the 10th amendment -- >> my favre class would probably history. >> my favorite class would be arterial awhile >> it would probably have to be electronics. >> i am doing pretty poorly. >> i'm doing pretty well except for math and science. >> probably not as well as i should be guarded i don't really put in a whole lot of effort into my other glasses. i think it is because i feel is a waste of time. i'm not motivated to work for it. >> when it is not something i am interested in, and i don't feel it is applicable to live, i don't see a point. >> i think it is because
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also from "the washington post." the front page of the commentary section of "the washington times." also, we want to point you to the front page of the business section of "the new york times." a front-page article on the difficult decisions involving the housing market. i want to bring you to the front page of "bloomberg busines sweek." that is a picture of president obama perhaps what he might look like four years from now according to the folks at bloomberg. the headline of the front page story from bloomberg business week is "the next four years, holding the cards." i want to bring you a little bit from that. a second term marked by an improving economy and tact with historic tax and the entitlement reform seems well within reach. that would put obama among a select a group of presidents when the scope of his victory became clear, some liberals like him to ronald reagan. that again is "bloomberg businessweek." we want to bring you now to president obama himself in his victory speech on tuesday night talking a li
also from "the washington post." the front page of the commentary section of "the washington times." also, we want to point you to the front page of the business section of "the new york times." a front-page article on the difficult decisions involving the housing market. i want to bring you to the front page of "bloomberg busines sweek." that is a picture of president obama perhaps what he might look like four years from now according to the folks at...
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, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help them with challenges in computer sciences, for example, or health sciences. you have the hotel industry and the airline industry focused on trying to make sure that travel visas are administered more efficiently so we can bring in more tourists to spend more money. you have the industry sectors with an interest in immigration. our view is immigration reform will be a big issue in 2013 and you will see big companies across sectors working together, combining shared interests to get something done. host: here is a tweet from one of our viewers -- how does t
, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help...
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"washington journal" live on tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, look at the role of private enterprise and public education and what the obama administration approach will be in 2013. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> welcome. thank you for joining us. we are just getting back. the energy level is probably going to get mellow. we will make that work for us. today's panel is on the question of for-profit and federal education policy. this is a topic that we at aei have been talking about for an extended stretch. in support of the templeton foundation, we have been running the private enterprise projects, trying to think about the opportunities and the challenge. how do make this work for kids in the communities? how do we think about some of those challenges the potential perils? this panel is a close up series of panels and conversations. we have commissioned a number of pieces that will be coming up as a book this spring. we have the opportunity to work. those of you with cell phones, in turn them off. why this topic? the vast majority of w
"washington journal" live on tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. now, look at the role of private enterprise and public education and what the obama administration approach will be in 2013. this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> welcome. thank you for joining us. we are just getting back. the energy level is probably going to get mellow. we will make that work for us. today's panel is on the question of for-profit and federal education policy. this is a topic that we at aei have...
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he was here in washington. jordan's foreign minister on deputy prime minister palten knows him well. he's a wonderful guy. i was a panel men and he said something that really stayed with me. he said look, there are two great traditions in the middle east. there's arab nationalism and there's political islam. and the problem in the middle east is inclusiveness and pluralism is not part of either of those traditions and that's the problem in the middle east. a sense of inclusion of tolerance and of pluralism and that's one of the problems in getting to awe democratic outcome. the other one starts sort of democracy from the bottom up and that is helping these countries to get in a tradition of greater transparency to their people, a greater accountability of the governments which gets at issues like corruption and greater accountability . that's if you think about it, you know, we think of democracy and we think separation of powers, three branches of congress of government, house and senate. really what democracy
he was here in washington. jordan's foreign minister on deputy prime minister palten knows him well. he's a wonderful guy. i was a panel men and he said something that really stayed with me. he said look, there are two great traditions in the middle east. there's arab nationalism and there's political islam. and the problem in the middle east is inclusiveness and pluralism is not part of either of those traditions and that's the problem in the middle east. a sense of inclusion of tolerance and...
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it was in the open " washington times." both parties have had their chance to get this thing right and neither has done it. we had a republican majority in the past decade, and president obama had a democratic house and senate and the white house and he is not acted for three years on immigration reform. we have to have law and order. we have to do what is right for america. we're past 9/11. everybody needs to register some how. we do need a verification process and make sure that people are working and paying taxes. we have to stop illegal immigration. you have 11 million or 12 million people that are here and you have to deal with that. they are from all over the world. we have to fix the system. we have to make sure we have better visa programs -- engineering, science, math. the reasons whymany companies are setting up shop in india and elsewhere, and we need to open our doors to them. this is happening because we are not opening our doors to them. for people who want to work hard, we do have a need for work permits for
it was in the open " washington times." both parties have had their chance to get this thing right and neither has done it. we had a republican majority in the past decade, and president obama had a democratic house and senate and the white house and he is not acted for three years on immigration reform. we have to have law and order. we have to do what is right for america. we're past 9/11. everybody needs to register some how. we do need a verification process and make sure that...
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that is why it is important to get outside of washington, d.c. and getting to places we do not normally do programming. >> watch our local content vehicles in shreveport, louisiana on c-span2. >> transportation secretary testified before the budget committee on wednesday on the president's $74 billion budget request for transportation in 2013. the request includes a six-year transportation infrastructure proposal that is paid for in part by what the white house says it is war savings. as military operations wind down in iraq and afghanistan. this is an hour and a half. >> the hearing will come to order. >> the hearing will come to order. i want to welcome everybody to the senate budget committee this morning. this is secretary lynn could pose the third appearance before the committee. -- secretary lahood. i want you to know our thoughts are with your son. sam was one of the 16 non governmental workers banned from leaving egypt. he is with the international republican institute. one of my constituents is also among those barred from leaving. both
that is why it is important to get outside of washington, d.c. and getting to places we do not normally do programming. >> watch our local content vehicles in shreveport, louisiana on c-span2. >> transportation secretary testified before the budget committee on wednesday on the president's $74 billion budget request for transportation in 2013. the request includes a six-year transportation infrastructure proposal that is paid for in part by what the white house says it is war...
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i have been keeping my own list for washington. you should keep your eye on who gets some this year. there are going to be some members of congress who get them and some who don't. [applause] this is a wonderful time of year. it has been a few weeks since a long election finally came to an end. obviously, i cannot be more honored to be back in the white house. but i am already missing the time that i spent on the campaign visiting towns like this and talking to folks like you. >> we love you. >> i love you back. [applause] one of the benefits of traveling and getting out of the white house is it gives you a chance to talk to the american people about what kind of country we want to be and what kind of country we want to leave to our kids. i believe america only thrives when we have a strong middle class. i believe we are at our best when everybody gets a chance to get ahead. we were talking about these guys' dads. just passed away at the age of 101. these guys have good genes in addition to inventive minds. the stories about busine
i have been keeping my own list for washington. you should keep your eye on who gets some this year. there are going to be some members of congress who get them and some who don't. [applause] this is a wonderful time of year. it has been a few weeks since a long election finally came to an end. obviously, i cannot be more honored to be back in the white house. but i am already missing the time that i spent on the campaign visiting towns like this and talking to folks like you. >> we love...
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washington does not work for them. they work for those who can hire and an army of lobbyists and lawyers. that is why i am in this race. what is america's middle-class tax the people who work hard and play by the rules, and invest in the future. they believe if they do those things, their kids are going to have a better chance than they did and their grandkids are going to have a better chance than that. that is what i see as the two different missions in this race overall. the race in massachusetts and the race nationally. the republicans have a vision. cut taxes for those at the top and let the chips fall where they may for everybody else. i think we can do better for that. we can do better than that for america's middle-class and working families, and america's poor families who want those opportunities. i believe everybody pays a fair scared. that means the millionaires. that means the billionaires'. that means the big oil companies. [applause] then we make those investments in the future. we invest in education, i
washington does not work for them. they work for those who can hire and an army of lobbyists and lawyers. that is why i am in this race. what is america's middle-class tax the people who work hard and play by the rules, and invest in the future. they believe if they do those things, their kids are going to have a better chance than they did and their grandkids are going to have a better chance than that. that is what i see as the two different missions in this race overall. the race in...
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"washington journal" is live tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it was about those men and women who are almost mortally injured. because of the advances that have been made in the treatment of the last 10 years, an incredible number of them are being saved. almost all of them are being staged. i wanted to write about what life was like for these people. i started out with the question, having seen some people who are pretty gruesomely maine's, would it be better off if they were dead? do they wish that they were dead? >> in his pulitzer-winning series for "the huffington post", david wood spoke with surgeons, therapists, and nurses on the daily struggles for the severely wounded in military operations. learn more on sunday at 8:00 p.m. on c-span "q&a." >> journalist, david enders , spend time on the ground. he says they are gaining ground again syrian president assad and's forces. there will be it remarks from john hanna. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> let's get started. there are a few people outside. i am the president
"washington journal" is live tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it was about those men and women who are almost mortally injured. because of the advances that have been made in the treatment of the last 10 years, an incredible number of them are being saved. almost all of them are being staged. i wanted to write about what life was like for these people. i started out with the question, having seen some people who are pretty gruesomely maine's, would it be better off if...
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give that right to citizens of washington, d.c. when we were in the apartment of there, it was against the law for us to have a firearm in our apartment for self protection. thankfully, that has been changed in d.c., but we need someone in the executive office of this country who has a history of supporting the second amendment and who you know you can count on one and comes to the right of your cells to defend yourself and have a firearm for protection of your person and property. [applause] in the u.s. house, i was one of the democrats who did not go along with the democratic leadership. time to vote for our budget resolution. the republican leadership would come by and say, you know, sometimes you just have to vote with us on these on balanced budget resolutions loaded with deficit. i would not go along with them. that was not liked by the senior leadership in either party. now we are in a situation where our debt is $15.70 trillion and a deficit, under the obama budget, is $1.30 trillion, and under the ryan budget, it is $600 b
give that right to citizens of washington, d.c. when we were in the apartment of there, it was against the law for us to have a firearm in our apartment for self protection. thankfully, that has been changed in d.c., but we need someone in the executive office of this country who has a history of supporting the second amendment and who you know you can count on one and comes to the right of your cells to defend yourself and have a firearm for protection of your person and property. [applause]...
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in washington, they do not think like that. if you are in the business world or in your home, you do not have one person thinking about how much money comes in the door and one person thinking about how much you spend. if you cannot balance budgets, you are out of business. if you cannot balance your budget at home, you will be out of your home at some point. in the government, you have committee's thinking about spending and others thinking about taxing. we have to lower our spending, preserve our long-term viability by fixing our entitlements to restore the american dream. that is exactly what i will get done. [cheers and applause] you are going to hear me say time and time again. more jobs, less debt, small government. more jobs, less debt, smaller government. we have a very different course set out in front of us. the president would take us in one direction. i would take us in a different one. his plan is very simple. he wants to raise taxes. that will kill jobs in this country. he is proposing a corporate tax plan that is
in washington, they do not think like that. if you are in the business world or in your home, you do not have one person thinking about how much money comes in the door and one person thinking about how much you spend. if you cannot balance budgets, you are out of business. if you cannot balance your budget at home, you will be out of your home at some point. in the government, you have committee's thinking about spending and others thinking about taxing. we have to lower our spending, preserve...
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washington does not work for them. they work for those who can hire and an army of lobbyists and lawyers. that is why i am in this race. what is america's middle-class tax the people who work hard and play by the rules, and invest in the future. they believe if they do those things, their kids are going to have a better chance than they did and their grandkids are going to have a better chance than that. that is what i see as the two different missions in this race overall. the race in massachusetts and the race nationally. the republicans have a vision. cut taxes for those at the top and let the chips fall where they may for everybody else. i think we can do better for that. we can do better than that for america's middle-class and working families, and america's poor families who want those opportunities. i believe everybody pays a fair scared. -- fair share. that means the millionaires. that means the billionaires. that means the big oil companies. [applause] then we make those investments in the future. we invest i
washington does not work for them. they work for those who can hire and an army of lobbyists and lawyers. that is why i am in this race. what is america's middle-class tax the people who work hard and play by the rules, and invest in the future. they believe if they do those things, their kids are going to have a better chance than they did and their grandkids are going to have a better chance than that. that is what i see as the two different missions in this race overall. the race in...
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in washington, d.c. and professor outlines arguments for and against employers, information allowing them access to personal social media websites, and a chief operating officer for the government accounting office talks about reporting several programs. "washington journal" live on c- span. >> i am appearing here today as one spokesperson for the families and others who are unknowingly exposed to run this baubles of toxins through their drinking water at camp lejeune, north carolina. >> the documentary chronicles a retired marine and his efforts to expose the truth of toxic drinking water at camp lejeune. he is joined by the film producer tonight. >> one thing that they have done over the years is that they have obfuscated the facts so much, they have told so many have trips and to mobilize, they have committed a lot of information to the media, and now, if they were to sit down with me face- to-face, i could show them with their own documents and counter them. and they do not want to do that. >> more t
in washington, d.c. and professor outlines arguments for and against employers, information allowing them access to personal social media websites, and a chief operating officer for the government accounting office talks about reporting several programs. "washington journal" live on c- span. >> i am appearing here today as one spokesperson for the families and others who are unknowingly exposed to run this baubles of toxins through their drinking water at camp lejeune, north...
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i was born and raised in a small town in washington. my father ran a store on main street, and everybody helped out. my family was not rich, but we never felt deprived in any way. when i turned 15, things started to change. my dad, a world war ii to veteran, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. in a few short years his illness got so bad he could not work any more. my mom had to take care of him, but she needed a job so she could support our family. she found some work, but it did not pay enough to support me and my six brothers and sisters and a husband growing medical bills. without warning, my family had fallen on hard times, but thankfully, we lived in a country where the government did not just say tough luck. my dad was a veteran, so he got some help from the v.a. for his medical care. my family had to rely on food stamps. it was not much, but it put food on the table so we could get by. to get a better paying job, my mom needed some training. fortunately, at the time there was a federal program that helped her at and make -- he
i was born and raised in a small town in washington. my father ran a store on main street, and everybody helped out. my family was not rich, but we never felt deprived in any way. when i turned 15, things started to change. my dad, a world war ii to veteran, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. in a few short years his illness got so bad he could not work any more. my mom had to take care of him, but she needed a job so she could support our family. she found some work, but it did not pay...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good monday morning and welcome to washington journal. "usa today" says -- the president is speaking to the united nations on tuesday. both candidates preparing for next week's first presidential debate in denver. secretary of state clinton speaks at resident's clinton .lobal initiative holbei we will stick with politics this morning and get your take on who you are voting for and why. what is your top issue? we also want to hear from undecided voters or soft voters. what are your top issues? and you can send us a tweet. also, post your comments on facebook. or send us an e-mail. we will begin this morning with the latest battleground poll from "politico" and george washington university, showing president obama with a slight edge. governor romney was leading in may. now the latest poll shows president obama up with 50%. some other tidbits about this poll. it says -- obama leads from the on the issues of handling the economy, foreign policy, taxes, medicare, and standing up for the middle class. but romney leaves on better handling of the
"washington journal" is next. host: good monday morning and welcome to washington journal. "usa today" says -- the president is speaking to the united nations on tuesday. both candidates preparing for next week's first presidential debate in denver. secretary of state clinton speaks at resident's clinton .lobal initiative holbei we will stick with politics this morning and get your take on who you are voting for and why. what is your top issue? we also want to hear from...
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it is what washington revels and witches absolutism. when the truth at the community level is that you need comprehensive housing policies. the issue is where we face our value. libby on asset building or home ownership? it was easy to separate the neighborhoods where people who owned verses those were people granted. sometimes the discussion is also dominated by an eastern seaboard view of the world. new york is a city with a low homeownership rate. most cities in america are not like that. people want to have a driveway and a lawn even if it is small. we need to reaffirm the values. it is also a discussion of the damages that come out of this period of predatory lending practices. there was a time when a lot of mortgage lending was done to working class people and working poor people. there were prime loans and sustainable though. fannie mae had a 50% jump in home loans to african americans. 100% increase in two years. they're all prime loans. there were things without documentation or with balloon payments. it is for everybody if it
it is what washington revels and witches absolutism. when the truth at the community level is that you need comprehensive housing policies. the issue is where we face our value. libby on asset building or home ownership? it was easy to separate the neighborhoods where people who owned verses those were people granted. sometimes the discussion is also dominated by an eastern seaboard view of the world. new york is a city with a low homeownership rate. most cities in america are not like that....
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[applause] washington's big government agenda should not smother small town dreams. in the america we love, every town counts, average up counts, and every american counts. we're here today to launch a campaign bus tour that will take us from new hampshire to pennsylvania and then on to ohio and iowa and finally to wisconsin and michigan. [applause] we have a michigander over there? we will travel the back roads of america. i think we will go along what i call the backbone of america. [applause] this is the america known for thriving farms and factories, prosperous towns and cities and a great colleges and universities. it is known for solid communities and churches, all of them born out of american optimism commoners and sustained by hard work and a belief that the american future is one of the limitless possibilities and opportunity is an american birthright. we will travel to the industrial heartland of america. it was once the model to the world for mining and manufacturing innovation, maybe the greatest commercial enterprises in the world were born in those citi
[applause] washington's big government agenda should not smother small town dreams. in the america we love, every town counts, average up counts, and every american counts. we're here today to launch a campaign bus tour that will take us from new hampshire to pennsylvania and then on to ohio and iowa and finally to wisconsin and michigan. [applause] we have a michigander over there? we will travel the back roads of america. i think we will go along what i call the backbone of america....
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the second part will deal with what should washington be doing. let me begin with the larger regional context. almost a year ago, i wrote an article -- well, seven or eight months ago i wrote an article saying the regime was doomed, but it would be long and bloody. i expected assad to be in power in 2013. and the reasons for its been doomed is that it is the last minority areas -- minoritarian regime. and it would also be long and bloody because it is a minorit arian regime. after the first world war, we have this mishmash of the sex, classis, and urban renewal. in many ways, powers are in different states haphazard way in which many states were forced to get along and they have a hard time nation-building. it certainly describes the 11th compared to average of. -- to africa. in the 11th -- delavan to, all minorities enabled them to take power. in lebanon, you had those who were privileged over the rest. and the civil war for 15 years was about unseating that power by the muslims. it was about many other things, too. i am oversimplifying, but it w
the second part will deal with what should washington be doing. let me begin with the larger regional context. almost a year ago, i wrote an article -- well, seven or eight months ago i wrote an article saying the regime was doomed, but it would be long and bloody. i expected assad to be in power in 2013. and the reasons for its been doomed is that it is the last minority areas -- minoritarian regime. and it would also be long and bloody because it is a minorit arian regime. after the first...
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coming up live today, "washington journal." at 10:00 a.m., senator schumer explains how democrats should approach tax reform legislation. at 5:00 p.m. eastern, president obama campaigns at ohio university in columbus. all this month and until election day, c-span is a new live house and senate debates from around the country. tonight we are in western tonight we are in western virginia
coming up live today, "washington journal." at 10:00 a.m., senator schumer explains how democrats should approach tax reform legislation. at 5:00 p.m. eastern, president obama campaigns at ohio university in columbus. all this month and until election day, c-span is a new live house and senate debates from around the country. tonight we are in western tonight we are in western virginia
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>> general dempsey as the reports in the washington report accurate about iranian involvement? we don't need a closed session i don't think for you to say whether "the washington post" is correct or not. >> "the washington post" has parts of their reporting are accurate, yes, senator. >> thank you. serkts geral mattis said the departure fromsaid would be the biggest strategic set back for iran in 25 years, basicicly you're in agreement? >> i agree with that. >> by the way, the kuwaiti parliament called forearming the opposition, the saudi foreign ministry called for it, other elements in the arab league are calling for it, and clearly it's a matter of time before arab league takes a stronger position on it. general mattis told us, general dempsey, yesterday, that asaid's crackdown is gaining physical momentum, do you agree with general mattis' statement? >> i do, he has increasingly used heavier weapons. >> even though you agree sooner or later assad will fall, at the moment he happens to be, including regaining control of homs, gaining momentum, that is correct? >> that is cor
>> general dempsey as the reports in the washington report accurate about iranian involvement? we don't need a closed session i don't think for you to say whether "the washington post" is correct or not. >> "the washington post" has parts of their reporting are accurate, yes, senator. >> thank you. serkts geral mattis said the departure fromsaid would be the biggest strategic set back for iran in 25 years, basicicly you're in agreement? >> i agree...
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next, let's look at marysville, washington. the local union there led the effort to help students at just as schools or consolidated. the union provided cultural competency training on tribal cultural for all school employees, resulting in significant increases and parent involvement and increased student attendance. finally, let's come back to ohio. in columbus, ohio, you will find that the local union took responsibility to ensure quality lifting the entire community, that is because you can find every domain of quality and bad it in their transformation effort. the columbus education association led the way because they are a quality union. their peer assistance and review program assurance quality -- quality professionals. their system is elevating the profession's to their quality policy. there worked with the ohio state university is implemented -- has implemented service learning, a practice that unites academic instruction and learning with students-focused service in the committee and is raising the quality of columbus
next, let's look at marysville, washington. the local union there led the effort to help students at just as schools or consolidated. the union provided cultural competency training on tribal cultural for all school employees, resulting in significant increases and parent involvement and increased student attendance. finally, let's come back to ohio. in columbus, ohio, you will find that the local union took responsibility to ensure quality lifting the entire community, that is because you can...
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by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, "washington journal" than grover norquist and live at 11:00 a.m., president and mrs. obama take part in veterans day ceremonies at arlington national cemetery. >> i need some help over here -- >> where is sergeant robert gates today? >> we ended up following him after his plane ride for many months. he ended up entering himself into an innovative program at walter reed where they ended up using acupuncture and using meditation and using other techniques to wean them off of all the drugs he was on. through this program, he was able to walk out of walter reed on his own two feet. i really commend the military for two things -- for allowing us to tell this story both of the good and the bad but for recognizing this problem. they recognize there is a problem of over-medication and they're looking for outside the box ideas and how to fix it. that is sort of poll thesis of the film. the metaphor is that the status quo is not working any to start looking for outside the box ideas. >> more on this piece
by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, "washington journal" than grover norquist and live at 11:00 a.m., president and mrs. obama take part in veterans day ceremonies at arlington national cemetery. >> i need some help over here -- >> where is sergeant robert gates today? >> we ended up following him after his plane ride for many months. he ended up entering himself into an innovative program at...
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good morning. president obama leaves later today for colorado where he will meet with some of the family members both candidates will be on the west coast, the vfw convention gets under way. governor romney and the president will be speaking before the gathering. c-span will be covering their remarks. meanwhile here in washington on capitol hill congress returns this week and the debate resumes over the tax breaks. the house taking up the issue of offshore oil drilling. a busy week in advance of the august recess. sunday, july 22 as the images come continue to come from friday's movie theater shooting. your calls and comments on the second amendment versus gun control. >> the sunday denver post has this headline, everybody is hurting, with images of those 12 that were killed in friday's shooting as well as the dozens who remain hospitalized on this sunday morning. and th
"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good morning. president obama leaves later today for colorado where he will meet with some of the family members both candidates will be on the west coast, the vfw convention gets under way. governor romney and the president will be speaking before the gathering. c-span will be covering their remarks. meanwhile here in washington on...